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Event Details

Join consummate and extremely versatile speaker Tim Fischer at the Festival Literary Lunch. Enjoy a Two Course Meal, and Tim talking about the turning points in our great country: Bean, Melba, Monash, Menzies and Molly Meldrum ― more to come !

Tim draws on his broad range of experience in public and private life to deliver illuminating and informative presentations on everything from Gross National Happiness to Military Civilian Leadership and Infrastructure Excellence. He may even talk about his obsession with trains and travel. More details to follow when the Festival Program is announced.

The Honourable Tim Fischer AC is the former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and was the Australian Ambassador to the Holy See for three years until January 2012. A former Australian Army Officer, NSW State Parliamentarian, Leader of the National Party and Minister for Trade, Tim Fischer is also a consultant, company director, author, broadcaster, and multiple patron.

Sunday, 11 September 2016 from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm (AEST)

Organiser

Batemans Bay Writers Festival Inc

Mission

The mission of The Batemans Bay Writers Festival (http://batemansbaywritersfestival.com) is to inspire, entertain and educate readers and writers by providing an enjoyable cultural and literary experience involving authors, creative talents and like-minded people.

The Festival organisers aim to:

Inspire, entertain and educate readers and writers within a festival atmosphere

Present a variety of writers of different genres and cultural perspectives to an all inclusive audience as evidenced by survey results and local research

Encourage reading, writing and literacy as part of a quality arts experience which will be highly anticipated each year

Attract visitors to the Batemans Bay area and increase opportunities for promoting tourism in the south coast region

Support local and regional business and organisations

Enhance the cultural wellbeing of the community, particularly in the arts field